zapper

zapper
 n.β€” Β«Thanks to a software program called a zapper, even technologically illiterate restaurant and store owners can siphon cash from computer cash registers and cheat tax officials.Β» β€”β€œWith Software, Till Tampering Is Hard to Find” by Roy Furchgott New York Times Aug. 30, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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